Table 1.
Descriptive statistics and hierarchical multiple regression analyses predicting scores on the Life Orientation Test-Revised via socio-demographic data and measures of imagery.
| Predictor | M (S.D.) | r0 | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | β | β | |||
| Age (years) | 43.11 (12.61) | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.15⁎ |
| Gender | n (%) | ||||
| Female | 85 (36%) | 0.02 | −0.02 | −0.01 | −0.06 |
| Married/cohabiting | 164 (69%) | 0.22⁎⁎⁎ | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 |
| Living alone | 42 (18%) | −0.27⁎⁎⁎ | −0.19⁎ | −0.19⁎ | −0.13 |
| University level education | 196 (83%) | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.05 |
| Dutch nationality | 231 (98%) | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.03 |
| Current smoker | 44 (19%) | −0.09 | −0.05 | −0.05 | −0.003 |
| No or hardly any alcohol use | 23 (10%) | −0.10 | −0.05 | −0.04 | −0.034 |
| Health status | |||||
| Self-rated “healthy” | 221 (93%) | 0.20⁎⁎ | 0.16⁎ | 0.15⁎ | 0.03 |
| Serious illness diagnosed | 47 (20%) | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
| SUIS | 35.15 (8.56) | −0.03 | 0.01 | −0.09 | |
| PIT-Negative | |||||
| Vividness | 2.81 (0.97) | −0.08 | −0.06 | −0.23⁎⁎⁎ | |
| PIT-Positive | |||||
| Vividness | 3.88 (0.68) | 0.44⁎⁎⁎ | 0.52⁎⁎⁎ | ||
| Adjusted R2 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.28 | ||
| ΔR2 | 0.003 | 0.19 | |||
| F for ΔR2 | 0.41 | 63.81⁎⁎⁎ | |||
| Model F | 3.26⁎⁎ | 2.77⁎⁎ | 8.18⁎⁎⁎ | ||
N=237.
Model 1 includes socio-demographic variables only. Model 2 additionally includes control imagery variables. Model 3 additionally includes positive future imagery vividness. r0=zero order correlations. SUIS=Spontaneous Use of Imagery Scale. PIT-Negative/Positive=Prospective Imagery Test Negative/Positive items.
⁎
P<0.05.
⁎⁎
P<0.01.
⁎⁎⁎
P<0.001.